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The “Anthropomorphic Bethel”<\/h1>\n

[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space alter_height=”small” hide_on_desktop=”” hide_on_notebook=”” hide_on_tablet=”” hide_on_mobile=””][vc_column_text]Il The \u201cGolgo Bethel\u201d is located in the square in front of the church of St. Peter and is one of the most famous monuments in the territory of Baunei from the Nuragic era. This fascinating artefact, made of basaltic stone (also known as \u201cthe Menhir of Golgo\u201d), is mentioned in all Sardinian texts on archaeology due to a human face carved in relief which makes it an interesting case of \u201canthropomorphic bethel\u201d. Archaeologists use the term \u201cbethel\u201d to refer to stylised stone statues from the Nuragic era. The oldest bethels are usually cone shaped and sometimes have elements of anthropomorphism. Since human features in bethels are usually obtained via circular grooves, seen as open eyes, the clearly defined features of the embossed face of the \u201cGolgo Bethel\u201d make it one of the most significant artefacts of Nuragic art. In the mid-seventies, the unique bethel attracted the attention of the archaeologist Giovanni Lilliu, who came to Baunei on purpose to study \u201cthe interesting little monument with the figure\u201d. The results of his research were published in 1975 in the journal \u201cSardinian Studies\u201d, in an article entitled \u201cFrom the aniconic bethel to the statuary Nuragic\u201d in which the anthropomorphism of the \u201clittle monument\u201d is described as follows: \u201cThe face, protruding 4 to 5 cm, is oval in shape, smooth, a bit long in the chin, with soft, simple features; it is 19 cm long and 12 cm wide at the front (…). Overall, it is an aloof face, impassive, in the full frontal position as required by geometric and symmetrical abstraction: a truly stone face\u201d.
\nScholars assume that the \u201cGolgo Bethel\u201d was originally situated at the side of one of the numerous \u201cTombs of the Giants\u201d (funerary monuments of the Nuragic era), which despite being scattered throughout the plateau, are difficult to see, unless accompanied by expert guides, because they are often hidden by the dense vegetation. The funerary tombs are called the \u201cTombs of the Giants\u201d due to their characteristic enormous size. They are stone tombs, consisting of a long covered corridor (the funerary chamber itself) preceded by a semi-circular exedra, at the centre of which is a small door. According to antique funerary art experts, bethels such as the Golgo Bethel were placed near collective tombs and had a precise ritual function: they had to vigil over the safety of the tomb and the peace of the deceased who were buried therein.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/3″ icons_position=”left”][vc_widget_sidebar sidebar_id=”custom_widgets_2″][vc_empty_space hide_on_desktop=”” hide_on_notebook=”” hide_on_tablet=”” hide_on_mobile=””][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n

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